Guest contributor Robyn McAlpine gives us the inside scoop on this year’s Corneotherapy Symposium.
When Laser Effect clinic owner Robyn McAlpine jet-set halfway across the world to attend the 3rd International Corneotherapy Symposium, she wasn’t expecting to see what she did. Here, theProfessional Beautyguest contributor and salon owner reflects on her exciting discoveries at the dedicated skincare conference…
I have the most amazing job in the world. Firstly, I get to work with my beautiful clients, guiding them to amazing skin, and secondly, I get to travel and train with the best of the best!
In November, I was able to attend the 3rd International Corneotherapy Symposium held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. My skin-saving expertise is based around the principles of Corneotherapy – an innovative and progressive skin treatment methodology that has proven it is possible to achieve healthy skin with an optimally functioning innate immune system by preventing or reducing structural inflammation – so being able to attend a symposium dedicated to this subject was really exciting.
It’s always wonderful to catch up with familiar faces from the industry and meet new ones, but being the skin nerd I am, the absolute highpoint for me was listening to each of the guest speakers handpicked for their knowledge, experience, results and research.
To be soaking my brain cells in the depths of their knowledge is what really floats my boat!
The highlight was hearing Dr Lars Norlen speak on the latest findings of his epidermal barrier research. His images of lipid bi-layers was enough to get all of us skin lovers a little hot under the collar! Seeing skin cells and the space between them in such detail was fascinating and gave me a whole new respect for the way our bodies work. Simply mind-blowing.
Following that, the trials and experience of Dr Hiroshi Ikeno in treating acne was inspiring and gave new food for thought on improving acneic breakouts and reducing post acne scarring. It was great to see how antioxidants can play a huge role in skin repair. It’s something I’ve always known, but this took the potential of our results to a whole new level.
It was again a huge honour and pleasure to learn from Dr Hans Lautenschlager (pictured with me to the right). He is a leading researcher on the principles of Corneotherapy and is the amazing brain behind Dermaviduals skincare – a skincare range that respects and adheres to the principles of corneotherapy. Dermaviduals is the range I use in my skin therapy business to achieve the best results.
Education and scientific learning aside, the other reason I love these conferences so much is the genuine relationships that are formed.
Now, one might think putting a bunch of independent, smart and big-hearted women in a room for days on end would end in disaster, but this group of women were the exact opposite! In our time between and around the conference, lifelong friendships were forged.